Improvement in gages for marking cloth for cutting



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Eagles for Markilflg Cloth for Cutting. N0. 143,681. Patented0ct.14,1873.

UNITE S'rn'rns ELIZA `E. EMERY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN G-AGES FOR MARKING CLOTH FOR CUTTING.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent No. 143,681, dated October14, 1873-; application filed July 11, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZA E. EMERY, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented a Gage for Marking Cloth orother Material Previous to Cutting, of which the following is a full,clear,

making trimmings, 85e., experience considerable difficulty in measuringand creasing or marking off the goods previous to cutting, and much timeis wasted in this operation.

My invention has for its object to furnish a tool by which this markingcan be easily and quickly accomplished; .and consists in a rod providedwith a suitable handle, and one or more rotary marking-disks, which aremade adjustable upon the rod, and are held from slipping longitudinallythereon by a suitable catch or catches, which do not interfere withtheir revolution.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out. l

In the said drawings, A represents a metal rod, at the center of whichis secured a collar,

. b, provided with a tang, which is fitted into a handle, B. Upon therod A, on each side of the collar b, is fitted a sleeve or cylinder, O,provided at its inner end with a disk, d, which is beveled on one side,so as to leave a dull or rounded edge for marking or creasing the goods.Each of these disks is held at the desired distance from the collar b bymeans of a pin, c, which passes through its sleeve, O,

into one of a series of annular grooves, f, in the rod A, the pin beingheld down therein by a flat'spring, g, which can'be raised by the handwhen it is desired to move the disk on the rod A. The grooves f on oneside of the collar b are intended to be one-half inch apart, and thoseon the other side of the collar onequarter and threequarters of an inchapart, whereby I am enabled to set the disks upon the rod at a distanceapart varying from onequarter of an inch upward.

The grooves may, however, be formed at any desired distances apart, asmay be found convenient. Y

rEhe marking-disks d having been set at a distance apart correspondingto the width of the strip or strips to be cut, the handle B is graspedin the hand and the instrument passed over the goods, which are laid ona suitable board or table, the disks d, with their sleeves C, revolvingfreely upon the rod A, one disk being made to follow the edge of thegoods, and the other making a mark or crease thereon parallel with thecourse of the outer disk. i

In running the instrument over the goods to mark a second strip, one ofthe disks is made to follow the crease previously made, the other diskmaking a fresh crease, and

so on; and it will be seen that the pins or` catches e, while theyprevent the disks from slipping longitudinally upon the rod A, do notinterfere with their free revolution. Any other suitable catches whichwill allow the disks to rotate may, however, be used, if preferred.

Should it be desired to set the markingdisks at their greatest distanceapart, the sleeves C can be removed Jom the rod, and their positionsreversed, so as to bring the disks at their outer ends, instead of attheir inner ends, as shown, and, if desired, a center point can be madeto project out from the collar b on the side opposite to the handle B,

so as to admit of the disks being revolved around this point as a centerto mark out circles upon the goods.

Instead of two rotating marking-disks, three or more may be employed, orone onlyvmay be used. In the latter case the rod A would be made toextend 'on one side only of the handle B; but a stationary rest orpointer attached to the handle or rod would be required to follow theedge of the goods or the crease previously made. I prefer, however, toemploy two disks, as shown.

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What I claim as my invention, and desire Wit-ness my hand this 2d day ofJuly, AJ). to secure by Letters Pae11t,s 1873.

The rod. A,with its handle B, in combination with one or more rotarymarkingdisks, ELIZA. E. EMERY. d, made adjustable upon the rod, and,held 7 Y from moving longitudinally thereon by a suit- In presence ofable catch or catches, substantially as set y J AMES NEAL forth CHARLESE.

